Yep, we have a bunch of poison ivy too. Some years it's hard to keep up with the bird given seedlings in the garden beds. I use two sticks pinched together like chopsticks for their removal! I'm not leery of many things, but I give that particular plant special, and very careful ministrations!
I want to grow the white swamp milkweed here too - we have the pink already, but not the white. It's so pretty!
